Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira’s first test will be against former interim champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 269.
Oliveira confirmed the bout today in a social media post.
Oliveira (31-8-0), 31, won the vacated belt earlier this year at UFC 62 in May, defeating Michael Chandler. As the champion, he is riding a nine fight win streak.
Meanwhile Poirier, 32, (28-6-0) recently settled the rubber match with Conor McGregor, taking a TKO victory at UFC 264 in July. As a former interim champion, “The Diamond” has won seven of his last eight fights and gets another chance to claim the undisputed belt at the T-Mobile arena.
UFC 269 is scheduled for Dec. 11 at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. Current bouts include:
(C) CHARLES OLIVERA (31-8-0) VS. #1 DUSTIN POIRIER (26-8-0)
(C) AMANDA NUNES (21-4-0) VS. #14 JULIANNA PENA (10-4-0)
(C) BRANDON MORENO (19-5-2) VS. #1 DEIVESON FIGUEIREDO (20-2-1)
#9 PEDRO MUNHOZ (19-6-0) VS. #10 DOMINICK CRUZ (23-3-0)
#6 KAI KARA FRANCE (22-9-0) VS. #7 CODY GARBRANDT (12-4-0)
SEAN O’MALLEY (14-1-0) VS. RAULIAN PAIVA (21-3-0)
ALEX PEREZ (24-6-0) VS. MATT SCHNELL (15-6-0)
RYAN HALL (8-2-0) VS. DARRICK MINER (26-12-0)
DRICUS DU PLESIS (16-2-0) VS. ANDRE MUNIZ (21-4-0)
MAYCEE BARBER (9-2-0) VS. MONTANA DE LA ROSA (12-6-1)
GILLIAN ROBERTSON (9-6-0) VS. PRISCILA CACHOEIRA (10-3-0)
RANDY COSTA (6-2-0) VS TONY KELLEY (7-2-0)
